Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-05-18
Grants Orders to Sheridan.
THE ORIGINALS SHOW THAT HE SAID:
GIVE WANT THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY
no RrA1AIN RApREN WAsrr -

GIVE WANT THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY
TO REMAIN BARREN WASTE"
UTICA, N. Y, May 13.-William Blai-
kee, Of this city, has in his possession the
originals of certain dispatches sent by Gen.
Grant to Gen. Sheridan at the time of the
latter's campaign in the Shenandoah Valley
which are interesting reading in connection
with Gen. Rosser's philippe against Gen.
Sheridan. The following is copy of the
dispatch, dated City Point, Va, August 16,
1854:
MAJOR Gen. Sheridan, Winchester, Va.:
If you can possibly spare division of
cavalry, send them through Loudoun coun-
ty to destroy and carry off crops, animals,
negroes, and all men under fifty years of
age capable of bearing arms. In this way
you will get many of Mosby's men. All
male citizens under fifty can fairly be held
as prisoners of war and not as citizen pris-
oners. If not already soldiers, they will be
made 80 the moment the rebel army gets
hold of them.
gu. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General
A second dispatch orders Gen. Sheridan
to exempt Quakers residing in the Valley.
third order dated August 26th concludes
by saying: "If the war is to last another
year we want the Shenandoah Valley to re-
main barren waste" The other dis.
patches are alike in tenor and purport.
HARRIsoNBURG WATER-WoR - We
are sorry to see that the water-works at
Harrisonsburg fail to work. The Harrison
burg correspondent Of the Richmond Dis
patch says
"The Harrisonburg Water Works have
been temporarily abandoned. The con-
tract for the digging of the Artesian we'll,
the construction of the reservoir, and the
laying of the pipes, all complete, was award
ed to A. L Jones, of Philadelphia. After
completing the well, Jones, by an arrange
ment with the town authorities, turned
over the construction of the reservoir and
the laying of pipes to R. D. Wood G. Co.,
of Philadelphia very wealthy and reliable
firm. By them it was sublet to Mr.. Thomas,
of Pennsylvania After completing his
work, and when he was ready to turn the
whole over to the town complete, it was as
certained that neither the reservoir nor the
pipes would hold water. Mr.. Thomas was
greatly troubled by the failure of his work,
and was few days ago sent home by his
friends, who say that his mind has been
unsettled by the affair. Just what will be
done we are not as yet advised, but as no
money was to be paid until the work was
shown to have been properly and satisfac-
torily performed the town cannot lose any
thing"
WiSe-Clark.
The marriage of Mr.. John G. Wise to
Miss Lucy Clark took place at the M. E.
Church last Tuesday night at $50 o'clock.
The church was filled with people until
there was hardly standing room. Miss An
ME Bell Hall presided at the organ and the
bridal party entered under the sweet strains
of Mendelssohn's wedding march. Rev.
Presley 3. Smith performed the ceremony
which was beautiful and impressive. The
following were the attendants: Capt Elliot
and Miss Jennie Clark, Ed Wickline and
Miss Sallie Jones, Frank Lively and Miss
Cora Turner, Ben. McCoIloch and Miss
Mary Colt, John McCorkle and Miss Mag
gle Wightman, Chas Clark and Miss Eliza
Mcdonald. The happy couple left next
morning On the west-bound train on a
bridal tour, followed by the good wishes of
host of friends.
Mr.. Wise is an employee of the G. & o.
and one of our most popular and industri-
GUS young men. Miss Clark was general
favorite and an accomplished young lady.
The editor extends his congratulations and
wishes the happy pair pleasant voyage over
life's troubled sea.-Hinton W. Va.) In
dependent.
Staunton has beautiful Confederate
cemetery, in which the remains of large
number of the heroes of the "lost cause
are buried. The graves of these heroes are
kept fresh and green by loving hands and
every year the pride, the beauty and the
chivalry of the classic Valley of the Shen-
andoah meet together on the sacred grounds
and strew the little mounds over with the
flowers Of Spring. This year the decora-
ten will take place on the 9th of June and
many of the survivors of that cause we all
loved SO dear will be present to do honor to
the memory of those who are buried in the
beautiful city. Many distinguished South
ern generals will be present The central
attraction, however, will be the appearance e
of that grand old Union soldier, General
Averill, many of whose laurels were won
in that valley. We hope there will be a
large attendance and that steps will be
taken and consummated to make this ceme-
terry one of the attractions of Staunton and
to this end that be6tting monument may
be erected to mark the last resting place O f
these sleeping heroes.-Hinton { W. Ka.)
Herald.
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